TinkercasterParts and values
| In the drawing | Value | Part |
|---|---|---|
| Neck Pickup | — | Humbucker (four-conductor, Seymour Duncan colours)Generic |
| Bridge Pickup | — | Humbucker (four-conductor, Seymour Duncan colours)Generic |
| 3-Way Switch | — | CRL 3-Way BladeExample part |
| Volume 500k push/pull | 500k | 500k Push-Pull DPDTExample part |
| Tone 500k | 500k | CTS 500k Audio PotExample part |
| .047 cap | 47nF | Orange Drop .047µFExample part |
| Output Jack | — | Switchcraft #11Example part |
| Bridge ground wire | — | Bridge ground wireGeneric |
“Example part” means any part with the same value and lugs will do; the source does not name a brand. “Generic” stands in for an unspecified pickup: check your own pickup's lead colours before you solder.
Understand this wiring
- Seymour Duncan humbucker wire colors
See the pickup, recognise its two halves, and learn where each coloured wire goes.
- Seymour Duncan coil splitting explained
A humbucker has two coils. See how a switch lets you use just one of them.
- Reading Seymour Duncan push/pull switch diagrams
Turning the knob and pulling it do different jobs. See the actual part, then try its switch connections.
Connections
In soldering order: grounds first, then the switch, the pickups and the signal path.
| # | From | To | How |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neck green runs down beside the black and ends on the same push/pull middle-right lug. | Neck green runs down beside the black and ends on the same push/pull middle-right lug. | Wiregreen |
| 2 | Neck white (outlined) runs with the bare lead into the volume's solder spot. | Neck white (outlined) runs with the bare lead into the volume's solder spot. | Wirewhite |
| 3 | Neck bare (drawn grey) runs into the volume's solder spot. | Neck bare (drawn grey) runs into the volume's solder spot. | Wirebare |
| 4 | Bridge green (labelled 'Green & bare') runs to the volume's solder spot. | Bridge green (labelled 'Green & bare') runs to the volume's solder spot. | Wiregreen |
| 5 | Bridge bare (drawn grey) runs with the green to the volume's solder spot. | Bridge bare (drawn grey) runs with the green to the volume's solder spot. | Wirebare |
| 6 | 'bridge ground wire' ends on the volume's solder spot. | 'bridge ground wire' ends on the volume's solder spot. | Wireblack |
| 7 | Black wire from the push/pull bottom-left lug curving down to the volume's solder spot. | Black wire from the push/pull bottom-left lug curving down to the volume's solder spot. | Wireblack |
| 8 | Volume right lug is bent over onto the casing. | Volume right lug is bent over onto the casing. | Wireground |
| 9 | The cap's other leg goes to the tone's solder spot. | The cap's other leg goes to the tone's solder spot. | Wireblack |
| 10 | Black wire from the tone's solder spot down to the jack sleeve. | Black wire from the tone's solder spot down to the jack sleeve. | Wireblack |
| 11 | Dashed line from the volume's solder spot down to the tone's solder spot. | Dashed line from the volume's solder spot down to the tone's solder spot. | Wireblack |
| 12 | Neck red leaves the neck cable at the top right and ends on the blade's top-right lug (a common). | Neck red leaves the neck cable at the top right and ends on the blade's top-right lug (a common). | Wirered |
| 13 | Bridge black (labelled 'Black') runs up to the blade's bottom-left lug (the other common). | Bridge black (labelled 'Black') runs up to the blade's bottom-left lug (the other common). | Wireblack |
| 14 | Short black jumper between the blade's top two left lugs. | Short black jumper between the blade's top two left lugs. | Wireblack |
| 15 | Black jumper from the blade's second left lug diagonally to the third right lug. | Black jumper from the blade's second left lug diagonally to the third right lug. | Wireblack |
| 16 | Short black jumper between the blade's bottom two right lugs. | Short black jumper between the blade's bottom two right lugs. | Wireblack |
| 17 | Black wire from the blade's bottom-right lug down the left of the push/pull to the volume's left lug (back view, lugs down). | Black wire from the blade's bottom-right lug down the left of the push/pull to the volume's left lug (back view, lugs down). | Wireblack |
| 18 | Neck black runs down beside the green and ends on the push/pull middle-right lug. | Neck black runs down beside the green and ends on the push/pull middle-right lug. | Wireblack |
| 19 | Bridge red (labelled 'Red & White') ends on the push/pull middle-left lug. | Bridge red (labelled 'Red & White') ends on the push/pull middle-left lug. | Wirered |
| 20 | Bridge white runs beside the red onto the same push/pull middle-left lug. | Bridge white runs beside the red onto the same push/pull middle-left lug. | Wirewhite |
| 21 | Black jumper between the two push/pull lugs nearest the pot. | Black jumper between the two push/pull lugs nearest the pot. | Wireblack |
| 22 | Volume middle lug runs down and right to the jack tip. | Volume middle lug runs down and right to the jack tip. | Wireblack |
| 23 | Volume left lug drops straight down to the tone's left lug (tone drawn lugs up). | Volume left lug drops straight down to the tone's left lug (tone drawn lugs up). | Wireblack |
| 24 | The tone's middle lug takes one leg of the green .047 cap. | The tone's middle lug takes one leg of the green .047 cap. | Wireblack |
What each position does
| Setting | The source | Engine result |
|---|
Not simulated: this circuit is drawn for reference only.
- Some coil grounds reach the jack sleeve only through the drawn coil network (groundsReachSleeve); topology is transcribed as shown.
- Series-link wires sit on the signal path as drawn; the engine rejects that topology (seriesLinkIsolated) but the transcription matches the manufacturer diagram.
Before you solder
Ticks are kept in this browser only, as a reminder. They are not a check of your joints. New to soldering? Read the soldering cheat sheet.
Check before plugging in
Measure across the output jack with a multimeter on its resistance range. No exact readings are given where the source does not specify the pickups.